The Reading Bud

Book Blog by Heena Rathore-Pardeshi

Author Spotlight: Harold Phifer

Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Harold Phifer for his latest release, Surviving Chaos: How I found Peace At A Beach Bar.

About The Author

Harold Phifer

Harold Phifer was born in a deeply segregated South It is here he learned how to survive the harsh life of being unnurtured and unloved on the streets of Columbus, Mississippi. His first twenty-five years were spent dreaming, hustling, and ducking bullies at every turn. After graduating Mississippi State and Jackson State Universities, he became a highly specialized Air Traffic Controller, living and working as an international contractor, serving numerous tours in lraq and Afghanistan. Because of those experiences of being so close to death and the Taliban, he had no choice but accept the Tee-shirt while authoring his memoir “SleepWalking Out of Afghanistan: Walking it all Back.” Next, Harold followed up with an expanded autobiography, “Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A
Beach Bar,” which is a combination of two books through different phases of trauma all meshed into one big novel.


About the Book

For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer’s childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from those who thought they knew him best. No one knew about his past growing up with a mother who suffered from mental illness; a greedy aunt; a mindless and spoiled older brother; an absent father.

It wasn’t until an explosion in Afghanistan that his memory was blasted back into focus. This book is the result of a long, cathartic chat with a stranger at a beach bar, where Harold finally found some peace.

You can find Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar here:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Audible


If you are an author and wish to be featured as our guest or if you are a publicist and want to get your author featured on TRB, then please get in touch directly by e-mail at thereadingbud@gmail.com

I love reading your comments, so please go ahead…

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

I’m Heena

Welcome to The Reading Bud, my cosy corner of the internet dedicated to all things books and authors. Here, I invite you to join me on a journey of discovering under-represented books, independent and small press authors, and all things book with a touch of love and loud purrs. Let’s get Reading!

Book of the Month

Read this captivating story on the adventures and hardships of Frank Knightlite, a man who strives to illuminate darkness with his lantern in search of answers to life’s questions.
You can get it here.
March 2024
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Reading is like breathing to me.

Recent Posts

  • Book Review: Brand Identity Breakthrough by Gregory V. Diehl

    Author: Gregory V. Diehl Release Date: 4th March 2017 Genre: Non-Fiction, Business Guide Series:  Edition: Paperback Pages: Publisher: Identity Publishers Blurb: Does your business have a story to tell? It should! From the moment you first opened your…

  • Book Excerpt: Legends Over Generations by Ashraf Haggag

    Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author Ashraf Haggag, for sharing with us the excerpt from his upcoming novel Legends Over Generations. Read ahead to get a sneak-peek into this insightful new release. ABOUT…

  • Graphic Novel Review: Manga Classics – The Stories Of Edgar Allen Poe

    Author: Edgar Allan Poe Adapted By: Stacy King Illustrator: Several Release Date: 17th October 2017 Genre: Horror, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Short-Story Collection, Graphic Novel Series:  Edition: PDF Pages: 308 Publisher: Udon Entertainment Blurb: The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe is…

  • Book Review: From Wrath To Ruin by Justin Enos

    Author: Justin Enos Release Date: 26th April 2017 Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Fantasy Series:  Edition: E-book (mobi) Pages: 386 Publisher: Book Baby Blurb: In exile from his homeland… As a mercenary, Tijodrin has wandered far and wide,…

  • Author Interview: Justin Enos

    Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Justin Enos, author of From Wrath To Ruin, for an author interview. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Growing up in a military family, Justin Enos was lucky enough to get to…